Rear Engine Mount Replacement, Having trouble getting the rear engine mount out? Me too! Options

[antoine64]

I'm replacing a bad rear engine mount in my Celica GT with a 3SGTE engine swap. The rear engine mount on my swap is basically the same as a Celica with a 5SFE and a Manual Transmission.

The front engine mount is easy to replace and can be done in about an hour.

I'm stuck on how to remove the rear mount. I've spend 4 hours so far with limited success.


First Problem:
removal of the through bolt holding the mount to the engine bracket.
This was a pain. the power steering rack mount point is is the way. You can bend the bold away from the mount but it's hard to bend out and pull at the same time.

Solution:

Leave the front engine mount off and to use a smaller bolt to push in the hole on the other side and lightly tap the bolt out with a hammer. the tapping combined with bending it away from the power steering rack mount worked.



Second Problem:
Getting the motor mount out
This is the hard part. it has long bolts that hold it and the cross member to the sub-frame. By the time you pull the bolts out, the mount bumps against the engine bracket and the power steering rack.


Solution:

I haven't figured this part out yet. I tried unbolting the cross member and I'm moving it around to see if that helped. I think that and rocking the engine and maybe unbolting the power steering rack to get it out of the way.







Does anyone have any ideas or techniques??





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